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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks has found the the cause of some monthly migraines for women might be the result of a new ____________ regimen.
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Food.
(d) Hormone treatment.

2. To deny a migraine sufferer the use of ___________ would be cruel, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Hot baths.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Illegal drugs.

3. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Tingling.
(b) Trembling.
(c) Pain.
(d) Tickling.

4. Some people, when having a migraine, might feel a distorted sense of familiarity or _____________.
(a) Strangeness.
(b) Activity.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Movement.

5. Sacks says that there are some patients who will not allow him to treat them in any other way, he will only treat patients in 'the only way they ________.'
(a) Understand.
(b) Manage.
(c) Try.
(d) Allow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finally, there may be disorders of perception, __________, and memory during the course of aural symptoms.

2. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.

3. The __________ of a migraine aura are something that are short lived, unlike those of an actual seizure, according to Sacks.

4. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.

5. Into how many categories does Sacks divide the drugs that are available for the treatment of migraines?

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